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Santeria Riff Guitar Tone Settings — Sublime
Sublime · 1990s · rock
studio
Original Recording
Guitar
Fender Stratocaster (likely 1970s or 1980s, Dan McDonald custom with Strat neck, as per era and known gear)
Pickups
Single-coil pickups (Fender Stratocaster stock or similar)
Amp
Fender Twin Reverb (blackface or silverface, as used by Bradley Nowell in studio for clean tones)
Pickup Position
Position 4 (neck + middle)
Studio recording, 1996. No evidence of pedals in the riff section; clean Strat into Fender Twin Reverb is the consensus for the main riff. No evidence of live/tour gear or alternate amps for this section.
Amp Settings
Mids6.5
Bass6
Gain0
Reverb4
Treble7
Presence5.5
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Tone Character
- bright and glassy
- clean and articulate
- snappy attack
- slightly scooped mids
- springy and bouncy
- clear note separation
- warm but not muddy
- subtle spring reverb ambience
- percussive strumming
- dynamic response to picking